Safety-razor-blade holder for stropping safety-razor blades



Dec. 13, 1927. 1,652,517

H. CORDREY SAFETY RAZOR BLADE HOLDER FbR STROPPING SAFE! RAZOR BLADES Filed Jan. 16, 1923 INVENTOR. Mme/z. Coeaesv Y ATTORNEY Q l UNITED. STAT Patented Dec. 13, 1927.

- HANcIL ooimn'nY, OF'CHULA'VISTA, ,CALIFORNIAQ SAFETY-RAZOR4BLIADE HOLDER FOR srnorrine sarnrr-nazon Bnanns.

Application filed January 16, 1923. Serial No. 612,883.

My invention relates to holders for safetygrazoi' blades for holding the blades for sharpening the sameandthe objects of my invention'are: first, to provide a holder 5 which is applicablefor'holding the different makes of safety razor blades now in use while stropping the same;'second, to'provide simple holder and I handle member *which isadapted and applicable for holding Duplex, Gillette, Gem, Ever Ready, En-

der s and other makes of blades without changey third, to provide a holder ,of this class which is very simple ofapplication to the various makes of blades; fourth, to provide ;a -holder of this class which is very simple and economical of construction, durable, easy to operate, efficient and which will not readilydeteriorate or. get out of order.

With these and other objects in view as will appear hereinafter, my invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevational view of my holder, showing a Gillette razor blade which is rigidly positioned therein ready to be sharpened on a strop or the like; Fig. 2 is an edge View at a right angle to that of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end view thereof; Fig. l

a: 4 is a side elevational view of the holder with a Gem safety razor blade positioned therein ready to be sharpened; Fig. 5 is an end view thereof; Fig.6 is a side elevational view of said holder with an Ever Ready a safety razor blade positioned therein ready to be sharpened and Fig. 7 is an end thereof.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar portions throughout the several 4;? views of the drawings. 7

My holderconsists of a piece ofround wire about three sixteenthsfof an inch in diview ameter formed into a loop at the middle 1.

and enlarging gradually at 1 forming a handle then gradually converging till the extended ends engage each other at 1, as shown best in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings, then extend for some distance in engagement with each other, the extended ends being tapered at 1. These two extended members are provided with narrow slots 2 in their extended ends of a Width of approximately the thickness of the blade to be held and so formed that the'ends "tend to close together,

These slots are preferably made by sawing and then are forced together'partially closing. these slots and the ends are provided Wlth' beveled portions. 1 adapted to facili tate the insertion of the blade at the end. It is preferred to make 'this holder ofwire of suflicient carbon to make it suflicientlyresilient so that it would applyitself to slightlydriferent thicknesses of blades and the ends of the slots 2 tend to close at all times when the blades are not therein so that when the blade is positioned therein, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 in the "form of aGillette blade there is sutficient friction between the surfaceof the blade and the sides of :the two slots so that the blade is clamped and held securely positioned for stropping. And when a blade, for instance with a back like the. Gem blade is positioned therein, the plate-is only mounted in the oneslot, in one member and the 'back portion is'posi tioned between the twoends, the ends-being spread, which secures the bladesurface securely between the two members and the blade positioned in oneof theslots.

In case it is desired'to sharpen a blade with a sharpened end on one edge onlyand without a back, the blade the same thickness throughout as the Ever Ready as shown in Fig. 6, the blade is positioned in one of the members so that its back edge rests against the. other member, the spring of the other members closing the slot partially so that the blade will not enter the slot in the other member and forms the. back for the the device is very simple to manufacture, easy to apply to the different makes of blades, eflicient and durable.

Having thus described my invent-ion what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: i

1. A safety razor blade holder, including :1 metallic member bent intermediate its ends forming a loop and its extended ends parallcl with GilCll othe and slotted from side to side providing an alined slot through both ends, adapted to ret-eive a safety razor blade and support the same by the inherent spring oi the metal only.

A safety razor blade holder, including a metallic member bent intermediate its end forming LL loop and its extended ends par allel with each other end slotted from side to side providing an elined slot through both ends adapted to receive :1 safety razor blade and support same.

3. A safety razorblade holder, including a piece of spring wire formed into a loop intermediate its ends and its opposite ends contiguous to and parallel with each other, and provided with slots extending through both of said ends and conforming with each other adapted to receive and hold a razor blade by the inherent spring oil the member whereby it may be readily removed.

4. A safety razor blade holder formed of a single piece of spring Wire hzwing a loop intermediate its ends and the ends positioned adjacent and substantially parallel With each other, each of said ends being slotted from side to side providing slots aligned with each other through both ends of the holder, the loop portion of said holder providin resilient means for forcing the ends ol the holder toward ench other, said holder being adapted for holding a flat razor blade or for holding a razor blade having an enlargement at one edge.

5. A safety razor blade holder formed of :1 single piece of spring wire having a loop intermediate its ends and having a slot in one end, the plane of the slot extending through the other end 01" the holder, the loop portion of said holder providing resilient means for forcing the ends of said holder toward each other, the one end of the holder provided with a slot being adapted to receive a satiety izor blade and the other end ot the holder being adapted to clamp an en lnreged portion one edge of the razor blade against the end of the holder provided with a slot.

1n testnnony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 9th day of January, 1923 i HANCIL CORDREY. 

